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B. s. OLIVER.

OIL 0R VAPOR STOVE.

No. 281,917. Patented July 24,1883,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

. ROBERT S. OLIVER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO RATHBONE,

SARD & (70., OF SAME PLACE.

OIL OR VAPOR STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,917, dated July 24, 1883. Application filed April 30, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RoBERT SHAW OLIVER, of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil or Vapor Stoves and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in oil or vapor stoves; and it consists in the combination of an elongated top with the perforated reversible plates which are placed thereon, and upon or through which plate the cooking-utensils are placed, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to make the plate through which the pot-holes are made in two parts, and to make these two parts reversible, so that either one or two holes may be brought directly over the lamp or burner, as may be desired.

Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of a stove top embodying my invention, the plates being placed in different positions. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

A represents an elongated top, which is to be applied to either an oil or vapor stove, and which has the large opening B made through its center. This opening comes directly over the burner or lamp, and when one or more cooking-utensils are placed over this opening they receive the direct force of the heat. The top extends a suitable distance 011 beyond this opening in opposite directions, and is provided with the ways or grooves O, in which the two parts of the top plate, D, are placed. Upon the top are formed a number of projections, F, which prevent the cooking-utensils from passing down through the plate far enough to interfere with the free passage of the heat outward. Each part of the top plate is provided with a single hole, H, and at one end the half of a second hole is formed. The ends of the two plates where the half -holes are formed are so shaped that when brought together a perfect or nearly perfect circle or opening is formed. \Vhen the two parts of the plate are placed upon the top, so that the cut-away ends are brought together, three per feet openings for cooking-utensils are formed, one of which comes directly over the lamp or burner, while the other two extend out on opposite sides. The cooking-utensils sitting upon these two outer holes will then only receive the indirect heat from the lamp or burner, and hence will not cook or heat as rapidly. WVhen, however, the two plates are reversed, so that their solid ends are brought together, but two openings are formed, and then about one-half of each opening comes directly over the top of the lamp or burner, and thus en-. ables both vessels to be equally heated. The cut-away ends of the plates then come at the outer end of the top and allow vessels smaller than the cooking-utensils to be placed upon the bottom of the top to be kept warm.

It will be seen that by thus making the top plate in two parts, and making these two parts reversible, one of the cooking-utensils can be placed directly over the lamp or burner, so as to receive the direct-heat, while the other two will cook much more slowly, or simply be kept hot; or two of the cooking-utensils may be broughtdirectly over the lamp, and thus be heated alike.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A top for oil or vapor stoves, consisting of two or more reversible plates, each of which is provided with holes so arranged that when the plates are reversed the position of each hole is changed, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT SHAIV OLIVER.

Vitn esses W. J. DUNN, FRANKJ. ONEILL. 

